Retaining-stall for calves.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

A. A. LEWIS.

RETAINING STALL FOR OALVES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.30.1905

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ALLEN A. LEIVIS, OF HAZLETON, IOWVA.

RETAINING-STALL FOR 'CALVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed March 30, 1905. Serial No. 252,872.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN A. LEWIS, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Hazleton, in the county of Buchanan and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Retaining-Stall for Calves, of which the follow ing is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a device in Which the calves are to be fed, regardless of their size, and to keep the calves separated from each other While they are being fed, and thus prevent them from tipping the pails or boxes, which are usually used in feeding these animals, over while they are being fed, and also prevent one calf of a large size from eating all of the food and allowing the remaining calves to obtain none of it.

A further object is to provide a device for securing all of the calves in their respective stalls, which can be operated from the front of the stall and accomplish this at a single operation and also enable the operator to release all of the calves at a single operation.

A further object is to provide a device of this class which can be easily transported from one place to another at the pleasure of the owner.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, a part of it being broken away. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the complete device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view out on the line B B of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view out on the line a a of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the fastening device.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference-numeral 10 to indicate the bottom of the stall, and the numerals 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 to indicate the partitions forming the sides of the stalls. Connecting the upper rear portions of these partitions is a brace 17, which is secured to each of these partitions and is designed to hold them in position at their rear upper ends. Each of the partitions is secured to the bottom 10, as well as to this brace 17. Connecting the forward upper ends of the partitions and holding them in position relative to each other is the boarding 18. Connecting the lower forward ends of the partitions and resting on the bottom 10 is a manger 19, having a feed-board 2O flaring outwardly from its upper forward portion. In the central portion of this feed-board 20 is a fastening device 21, (clearly shown in Fig. 5,) which is designed to secure the rope, to be hereinafter referred to, in the desirable position.

Pivotally attached to the rear upper portions of the partitions 11, 12, 13, 1A, and 15 are the hangers 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, respectively, to the lower ends of which I have securely attached a retaining-bar 27 In the central portion of the brace 17 and immediately above the partition 13 I have provided a pulley 28, and in the upper central portion of the boarding 18 and adjacent to the forward end of the partition 13 I have provided another fastening device 29, similar to the fastening device 21.

Attached at one end to the central portion of the retaining-bar 27 is a rope 30, which passes through the eye 28 and extends over the central partition 13, so that its forward portion rests in the retaining device 29 and extends downwardly some distance from said retaining device in front of the boarding 18, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. This rope is designed to raise the retaining-bar 27, and when properly adjusted in the retaining device 29 it is designed to securely hold the retainingbar at its upper limit of movement in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the retaining device being of such shape-that is, a wedge-shaped construction that the rope can be retained by it at any desirable point. The middle partition 13 is divided into an upper and lower portion, so that there is a space 31 between this upper and lower partition through which a rope 32 may pass, so that said rope will be kept out of the way of the animals in the stalls adjacent to this partition 13. The rope 32 is attached at one end to the retaining-bar 27 and passes through the space 31 between the upper and lower portion of the partition 13 and has its forward end normally resting in the retaining device 21 in order to secure the retainingbar at itslower limit of movement for securing the animals in their respective stalls. hen the retaining-bar is at its upper limit of movement, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and it is retained in this position by the rope 30 and the retaining device 29, the calves are allowed to go into the stalls formed by the partitions, and as soon as they are inside of these stalls the operator releases the rope 30 from the retaining device 29 and allows it to fold to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, where it is secured by the rope 32 and the retaining device 21.

It will be seen that when the operator desires to release the animals from the stalls he can do so by releasing the rope.32 from the retaining device 21. He then pulls upon the rope 30 and raises the retaining-bar 27 to its upper limit of movement, so that the animals will all be released at the same time. Another advantage in pivoting the retaining-bar 27 in the Way above mentioned is that when the calves become larger, and consequently of greater length, the device is still of value, as the retaining-bar can be swung outwardly a slight distance and maintained by the ropes 30 and 32 and the retaining devices 29 and 21, respectively, so that even though the calves are of greater length than the stalls these stalls will accommodate them and they may be secured therein.

Between the partitions 15 and 16 of the stalls I have provided an arrangement for calves of much smaller size and which are constantly trying to draw away from the food because of their lack of knowledge as to how to eat it, so that my device is of use in feeding very small sized calves. At the front of the stall between these partitions 15 and 16 I have provided a series of bars 33, placed sufficient distance apart to allow a small calf to put its head between any two of these bars. I have also provided three hooks 34:, 35, and 36 in the partitionsnearer the top of them than the bottom. Hanging from the hooks 34 and 36 is the band 37. Attached to the rear central portion of the band 37 is another band 38, which is attached at its free end to the book 35. hen the small calf is driven into the stalls between the partitions 15 and 16, the bands are released from the hooks 36 and 35 and allowed to fall at the side of the stall. As soon as the calf has its head between two of the bars 33 the band 36 is drawn beneath its belly and immediately at the rear of its front legs and secured to the hook 36. The

band 38 is then extended beneath the calfs l belly and between its hind legs and secured to the hook 35. By this arrangement the calf will be securely retained in the stall between the partitions 15 and 16, and the person feeding it can easily obtain access to it. In releasing the small calf the operator simply unhooks the bands 37 and 38 from the hooks 36 and 25, respectively.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

1. In a device of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls, means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other, a manger at the forward portion of the stalls, a retaining-bar at the rear of the partitions, a rope attached to said retaining-bar for raising the retaining-bar from its lower limit of movement, and a second rope secured to the retaining-bar and designed to draw the bar to its lower inner limit of movement.

2. In adevice of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls, means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other, amanger at the forward portion of the stalls, a retaining-bar at the rear of the partitions, a rope attached to said retaining-bar for raising the retaining-bar from its lower limit of movement, and a retaining device at the forward end of one of the partitions for securing the rope in various positions.

3. In a device of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls,means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other,

a manger at the forward portion of the stalls,

a retaining-bar at the rear of the partitions, a rope attached to said retaining-bar for raising the retaining-bar from its lower lim1t of movement, and a retaining device in front of one of said partitions for securing the second rope in position for retaining the retaining-bar at its lower inner limit of movement.

4:. In a device of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls, means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other, a manger at the forward portion of the stalls, a retaining-bar at the rear of the partitions, a rope attached to said retaining-bar for raising the retaining-bar from its lower limit of movement, a second rope secured to the retaining bar and designed to draw the bar to its lower inner limit of movement, and a retaining device at the forward end of one of the partitions for securing the rope in various positions.

5. In a device of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls,means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other, a manger at the forward portion of the stalls, a retaining-bar at the rear of the partitions, a rope attached to said retaining-bar for raising the retaining-bar from its lower limit of movement, a second rope secured to the retainingbar and designed to draw the bar to its lower inner limit of movement, a retaining device at the forward end of one of the partitions for securing the rope in various positions, and a retaining device in front of one of said partitions for securing the second rope in position for retaining the retaining-bar at its lower inner limit of. movement.

6. In a device of the class described, a series of partitions forming stalls, means for securing the partitions in position relative to each other, a series of pivotally-mounted supporting-rods attached to the rear of said partitions, a retainingsdevice secured to the lower ends of said rods, a rope secured to said retaining device, passing over one of said partitions t0 the I said ropes and retaining devices being deforward end of it, a retaining device for maintaining the rope in various positions, a second rope secured to said retaining-bar and passing through one of said partitions to a point in front of the partition, a retaining device for maintaining the rope in various positions,

signed to support and secure said retainingbar in any position in its limit of movement.

ALLEN A. LEWIS. Witnesses:

J. D. LAWRENCE, K. K. KIEFER. 

